[PHGamer]

whats the process node it can do. im suprised a fab built in 1991 is stil valuable. the us is trying to build a 5nm fab in arizona and by the time its done well be at 1 or less. granted still probably worth it since it would only be about 7 years old process but 1991. thats gotta be old unless they kept upgrading it

[nine_k]

Maybe it's not about processors at all, but about camera sensors, lasers, high-speed analog electronics, high-power semiconductor devices, etc. These are also really important parts of military gear.

[pjmlp]

The way things are going having any kind of chips is more valuable than whatever build process they use.

Same applies to maybe starting having again some kind of national OSes, and programming languages, not subject to export regulations.